Civil servant loses RM200k to Macau scam

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JOHOR BARU: A civil servant lost RM200,000 to a Macau scam syndicate, which claimed that the victim was involved in money-laundering activities.

Johor police commercial crime chief Asst Comm Mohd Salleh Abdullah said the 37-year-old victim lodged a report at Batu Pahat police station after being scammed on Sunday .

“Another individual, this time claiming to be a police officer from Sabah, then contacted the victim, telling him that he was being investigated for money laundering, ” he said here on Monday . He said between Nov 15 and 18, the victim made several payments amounting to RM200,000 to a bank account given to him by the syndicate.

 

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